Wills: Thomas Jay, 1850: Southampton Twp, Bedford County Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Michael Caldwell. msc@juno.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ Thomas Jay's Last Will &c The last Will and Testament of Thomas Jay of Southampton Township, Bedford County, State of Pennyslvania. I, Thomas Jay considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound mind & memory blessed be Almighty God for the same do make & publish this my last Will & Testament in manner & form following that is to say 1st I will that all my just debts as shall be by me owing at my death together with my funeral expenses and charges touching the proving of or otherwise concerning this my last will shall in the first place out of my estate and effects be fully paid and satisfied 2nd I give all that I have at my death both personal and Real estate to my beloved wife Elizabeth Jay to have and to hold as long as she may remain my lawful widow or give away any of my effects unless she shall be wanting for her own use, 3rd I will and bequeath to all my children one equal share, share and share alike after the mariage of my wife or if she does not marry after her death, To my daughter Elizabeth intermarried with James Pennell one share, To my daughter Nancy intermarried with Joh Pennell one share, To my son Samuel Jay one share To my daughter Christena intermarried with William Smith one share To my daughter Rosella intermarried with Jacob Pennell one share, To my daughter Eliza intermarried with Abner Tewell one chare, To my daughter, Catharine intermarried with Isaiah Hill one share, and my will is that Isaiah Hill is not to get any of my daugter Catharine's share, To my daughter Mary Jay single woman one share, and my will is that my Executor shall chuse two men and praise my personal property and then give lawful notice by advertisements on a set day & sell the same to the highest or best bidder, and their proceeds on and sell my Real estate without any appraisement but first give lawful notice by printed or written advertisements to the highest or best bidder giving it in such payments as my Executor may think my Real estate will sell best, and lastly I hereby appoint John Pennell Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former made by me, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 25th Day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & fifty [signed] Thomas Jay {seal} Signed Sealed published and delivered by the above named Thomas Jay to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence have subscribed our names as witnesses thereunto [signed] David Housare {seal} [signed] Mark Housare {seal} [signed] John Housare {seal} [signed] Westley Housare {seal} And further if any of my Heirs shall be dissatisfied with my Will & shall commence a law suit to break my will they whoever of them may undertake to do so shall forfiet their whole share in my estate & their share who tries to break my will shall be equally divided among them who does not try to break it. Thomas Jay {seal} Bedford County Personally appeared before the undersigned Register for the Probate of Wills &c in & for said County David Housare & Jno. Housare two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing investment of writing who being duly sworn according to Law do depose & say that they were present & saw the Testator sign his name to the same & he and him pronounce & declare the same to be his last Will & Testament that he desired them to sign their names as witnesses to the same & at the time also doing he the said Testator was of sound & disposing mind memory & understanding to the best of their knowledge & belief Sworn & subscribed May 12 1866 David Howsare before me John Howsare O E Shannon Regr. May 8th 1868 Letters Testamentary were issued to John Pennell, Exector foregoing will named, he having been duly sworn according to law. O.E. Shannon, Regr.